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Police in Northern California have called off a search through remote terrain for former Harlem Globetrotters player Rico Omarr Harris, whose car was found in the area nearly two weeks ago, authorities said on Wednesday. "There's been no sign of him," said Lieutenant Lance Faille of the Yolo County Sheriff's Office, adding authorities were still seeking Harris but no longer combing the area near his abandoned car. He added that foul play was not suspected in the disappearance. Harris, 37, was last heard from on Oct. 10 when he left the home he shares with his mother near Los Angeles en route to Seattle, 1,100 miles away, to visit his girlfriend, law enforcement...

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